Hey, men do this too.
At 05:31 PM 8/29/2005, you wrote:
>On 30/8/05 1:21 AM, "Annie Finch" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Iambic pentameter means the opposite for Audre Lorde than it
> > does for Whitman. Form is a feminist force for some women writers and
> > not at all for others. But certain forms CAN be a feminist force (or
> > the opposite) for certain writers at certain historical times. For me
> > personally, formalism is closely connected just now with my being a
> > feminist writer. ...
>
>That sparks some connections with the more interesting bits of Germaine
>Greer's argument in Slipshod Sibyls, where she speaks of women poets in say
>17C England confidently using and subverting the formal devices employed by
>male poets - alas, my books have all been rearranged recently and I can't
>find this one anywhere to look up who she was talking about. I do know I've
>used formal devices myself in ways that seek to subvert their original
>context and intent. Yes, extremely contextual, but I can see how it might
>be done.
>
>Best
>
>A
>
>
>Alison Croggon
>
>Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
>Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
>Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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